Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 92,963,643 | 182,944,883 | 167,710,694 | 145,041,131 | 128,662,798 | 717,323,149 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 92,963,643 | 182,944,883 | 167,710,694 | 145,041,131 | 128,662,798 | 717,323,149 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 115,135,508 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 602,187,641 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 92,963,643 | 182,944,883 | 167,710,694 | 145,041,131 | 128,662,798 | 717,323,149 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,642,341 | 2,511,062 | 2,999,404 | 2,446,679 | 1,973,446 | 14,572,932 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 44,470 | 265,264 | 45,557 | 39,824 | 661,851 | 1,056,966 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 771,591,097 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 44,470. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 265,264. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 45,557. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 39,824. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 661,851. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10: | OTHER INCOME INCLUDES FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ALIGN DONOR PASSION AND GENEROSITY TO ADVANCE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY'S LAND-GRANT IDEALS. THE FOUNDATION MAXIMIZES PHILANTHROPY IN SUPPORT OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY - ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY AND PROGRAMS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROMOTING AND NURTURING VOLUNTEERISM AND PHILANTHROPY, COLLABORATING AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY, BUILDING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH DONORS WHILE REPRESENTING THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS, OPERATING WITH OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY WHILE HONORING DONORS' PRIVACY, AND PROVIDING FOUNDATION STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. THE FOUNDATION RAISED OVER $154 MILLION IN NEW GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2020. THESE RESULTS WERE DUE TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OVER 29,000 BENEFACTORS, INCLUDING NEARLY 4,000 FIRST-TIME DONORS. AS A LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY, IOWA STATE IS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION OF PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO ACCESS AND OBTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY COLLEGE EDUCATION. ON JULY 1, 2012, THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHED FOREVER TRUE, FOR IOWA STATE, AN EIGHT-YEAR CAMPAIGN WITH A GOAL TO RAISE $1.1 BILLION, WHICH SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY'S VISION TO MAKE IOWA STATE THE PREMIER LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, FACULTY, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, NEW FACILITIES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, AMONG OTHERS. FUNDS RAISED DURING THIS CAMPAIGN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRULY TRANSFORM THE UNIVERSITY. AS OF OCTOBER 2018, THE CAMPAIGN GOAL OF $1.1 BILLION WAS SURPASSED AND THE CAMPAIGN WAS EXTENDED TO JUNE 30, 2021 WITH A NEW GOAL OF $1.5 BILLION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, CAMPAIGN SUPPORT HAS SURPASSED $1.3 BILLION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS, THE CORPORATION HAS MEMBERS WHICH ARE KNOWN AS THE "IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION GOVERNORS." EACH MEMBER SHALL SERVE UNTIL DEATH OR UNTIL RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL PURSUANT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS. ADDITIONAL PERSONS MAY BECOME MEMBERS UPON NOMINATION BY ANOTHER MEMBER, FOLLOWED BY RECOMMENDATION BY THE GOVERNOR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ELECTION BY THE CORPORATION'S MEMBERS AT ANY ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING. THE AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF UP TO TWENTY (20) DIRECTORS ALLOCATED AMONG FOUR CLASSES OF DIRECTORS. A) CLASS A DIRECTORS SHALL BE BETWEEN TEN (10) AND TWELVE (12) IN NUMBER, AND SHALL BE ELECTED FROM AND BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION UPON NOMINATION BY THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TERM OF EACH CLASS A DIRECTOR SHALL COMMENCE WITH THE START OF THE CORPORATION'S FISCAL YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH DIRECTOR'S ELECTION AND SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE FOURTH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY DIRECTOR ELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL SERVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE VACATED TERM. EACH CLASS A DIRECTOR MAY SERVE UP TO TWO (2) TERMS, WHICH MAY BE CONSECUTIVE. B) CLASS B DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION WHO ARE NOT THEN-CURRENTLY SERVING AS CLASS A DIRECTORS, BUT WHO ARE NEVERTHELESS NOMINATED BY THE CHAIR AND SELECTED BY THE BOARD TO SERVE AS A CHAIR OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD; (I) AUDIT COMMITTEE (II)DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (OR CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE), (III) FINANCE COMMITTEE, (IV) INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND (V) BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. CLASS B DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR QUALIFYING CHAIRSHIP. C) THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE (1) CLASS C DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE THE INDIVIDUAL THEN-SERVING AS PRESIDENT OR INTERIM PRESIDENT OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE CLASS C DIRECTOR SHALL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER TENURE AS PRESIDENT OR INTERIM PRESIDENT OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. D) THE CORPORATION MAY HAVE UP TO TWO (2) CLASS D DIRECTORS, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING. THE TERM OF EACH CLASS D DIRECTOR SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON SUCH APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENT OF CLASS D DIRECTORS, IF ANY, SHALL BE WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | EACH ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION PRESENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON ANY QUESTION PROPERLY COMING BEFORE THE MEMBERS AT AN ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING. WHILE THE AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION ARE DIRECTED TO AND CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OF CLASS A DIRECTORS AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE INFORMATION FOR FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND COMPILED BY THE FINANCE STAFF OF THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AND PROVIDED TO DELOITTE TAX LLP. AFTER INPUTTING THE DATA INTO THEIR TAX SOFTWARE, AN INITIAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FOUNDATION FOR REVIEW BY THE CONTROLLER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. AFTER INCORPORATING ANY CHANGES AND COMPLETING THEIR REVIEW, DELOITTE TAX PROVIDES A FINAL DRAFT OF THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR PRESENTATION TO THE ISU FOUNDATION AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AFTER APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ISU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE IRS BY DELOITTE TAX. THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY IS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO MORE THOROUGHLY PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF DONORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, PROVIDES A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL RESPONSIBLE PERSONS, INCLUDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES WHO INFLUENCE THE ACTIONS OF THE ISU FOUNDATION. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DISCLOSED CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND ARE HANDLED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. COMPLETED DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE RETAINED IN THE FOUNDATION'S PERMANENT FILE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ANY CHANGE TO COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION IS AUTHORIZED BY THE STAFF TALENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACTING AS THE ENTITY'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE STAFF TALENT COMMITTEE BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON 1) GATHERING INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION BEING PAID TO PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY (PREPARED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR), 2) SOLICITING A SELF-EVALUATION FROM THE PRESIDENT, TOGETHER WITH EVALUATIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE THE CHAIR DEEMS APPROPRIATE, 3) CONDUCTING A PERFORMANCE REVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT AND ESTABLISHING NEW OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR, 4) COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPLETED ANNUALLY, AND 5) EVALUATING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THE PERFORMANCE IN LIGHT OF THE OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION, WHO IS ALSO ADVISED BY BOARD MEMBERS IN REGARDS TO QUALIFICATION STANDARDS. COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | COPIES OF ALL OF THE ISU FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CAN BE REQUESTED THROUGH THE ISU FOUNDATION OFFICE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE ALSO PROVIDED ON THE ISU FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B: | BECAUSE OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS INVESTMENTS THAT REQUIRE THE EXECUTION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART VII), THE ISU FOUNDATION ANSWERS "YES" TO LINE 16A. HOWEVER, AS LINE 16B RELATES TO A TRUE JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY THE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATES WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE VENTURE (IN CONTRAST TO THE FOUNDATION'S PASSIVE INVESTMENT APPROACH), THIS LINE IS ANSWERED "NO." |
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